Comments on: Study: Pets again serve as canaries in the coalmine http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/04/17/pets-alert-to-contamination/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:45:57 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MaryAnne http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/04/17/pets-alert-to-contamination/comment-page-1/#comment-252577 MaryAnne Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:51:14 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/04/17/pets-yet-again-serve-as-canaries-in-the-coalmine/#comment-252577 Adding the website: http://www.ewg.org/book/export/html/26238 Adding the website:
http://www.ewg.org/book/export/html/26238

]]> By: MaryAnne http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/04/17/pets-alert-to-contamination/comment-page-1/#comment-252576 MaryAnne Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:50:23 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/04/17/pets-yet-again-serve-as-canaries-in-the-coalmine/#comment-252576 I found this version of the report to be most accessible. (Be sure to scroll *below* the references for the chart of toxins and what they do. Scary.) I found this version of the report to be most accessible. (Be sure to scroll *below* the references for the chart of toxins and what they do. Scary.)

]]> By: Susan Fox http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/04/17/pets-alert-to-contamination/comment-page-1/#comment-252250 Susan Fox Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:57:36 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/04/17/pets-yet-again-serve-as-canaries-in-the-coalmine/#comment-252250 I'll always wonder if the lung cancer that was fatal to my first dear cat was at least partially caused by the disintegrating 20 year old wall to wall carpeting in the house we had purchased two years before. I could see the shiny particles floating around when the light was right. She was down near it and breathing it, too. We couldn't afford to replace it and ended up moving (for a variety of reasons) and building a healthy house, alas too late for her. It violates common sense that the chemicals that are present in all our lives since WWII don't have some effect. The only question is what and how bad. Too bad our pets and children have ended up being the lab rats. And not acceptable. I’ll always wonder if the lung cancer that was fatal to my first dear cat was at least partially caused by the disintegrating 20 year old wall to wall carpeting in the house we had purchased two years before. I could see the shiny particles floating around when the light was right. She was down near it and breathing it, too. We couldn’t afford to replace it and ended up moving (for a variety of reasons) and building a healthy house, alas too late for her.

It violates common sense that the chemicals that are present in all our lives since WWII don’t have some effect. The only question is what and how bad. Too bad our pets and children have ended up being the lab rats. And not acceptable.

]]> By: Ann H http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/04/17/pets-alert-to-contamination/comment-page-1/#comment-252221 Ann H Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:56:16 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/04/17/pets-yet-again-serve-as-canaries-in-the-coalmine/#comment-252221 Some good backup reading to go along with this : Studies that support a source of contamination, fire retardants, IN pet food: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070815122354.htm http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/esthag/2007/41/i18/html/es0708159.html Related to article: POLLUTED PETS TEST RESULTS: http://www.ewg.org/node/26296 (NOTE. when you read the test results. click the contaminant it will show you toxicology) More Info: www.petsfortheenvironment.org Some good backup reading to go along with this :

Studies that support a source of contamination, fire retardants, IN pet food:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/re.....122354.htm

http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sa.....08159.html

Related to article: POLLUTED PETS TEST RESULTS: http://www.ewg.org/node/26296

(NOTE. when you read the test results. click the contaminant it will show you toxicology)

More Info: http://www.petsfortheenvironment.org

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